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Instantaneous view of Elm Avenue, Philadelphia, July 4th 1876. [graphic] / Geo. Barker, photographer.
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Creator
Barker, George, 1844-1894, photographer.
Contributor
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect.
Title
Instantaneous view of Elm Avenue, Philadelphia, July 4th 1876. [graphic] / Geo. Barker, photographer.
Publisher
Niagara Falls, N.Y
Publisher
N.Y. Niagara Falls. 1876
Date
July 4th, 1876
Physical Description
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 9 x 18 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.)
Description
Oblique view looking northeast at the Main Building on the grounds of the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. In the foreground, stagecoaches, horsecars and pedestrians converge on Elm Avenue near the passenger railway concourse in front of the Centennial National Bank.
Is part of
The Centennial No. 1005
Notes
Title and photographer's imprint on mount.
Curved orange mount with rounded corners.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Biographical / historical note
George Barker was a prolific New York stereographer in the 1860s whose gallery catered to the tourist trade in Niagara Falls.
Subject
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1876.
Stagecoaches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Genre
Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Associated name
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Associated name
Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Barker - Views [P.9117.2]
Accession number
P.9117.2
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